News tagged with gyros
New micro gyro technology for DARPA to be developed
The Georgia Institute of Technology, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been selected to develop a new type of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) gyroscope technology for the Defense Advanced Research ...
May 24, 2011 |
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A bicycle built for none: Riderless bike helps researchers learn how balance rolls along
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a discovery that could lead to better and safer bicycle design, researchers have shown that long-accepted "gyro" and "caster" effects are not needed to make a bike balance itself. In fact, ...
Apr 14, 2011 |
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Robotic ball a hit at electronics show (w/ Video)
A glowing robotic ball that is controlled by a smartphone has won fans and the interest of game developers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Jan 09, 2011 |
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New robot skier takes to the slopes (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new robot skier has been invented that can be fitted with off-the-shelf skis. This is not the first skiing robot, since Japanese scientists have produced their own (see PhysOrg.com article here), but is bigger and heavie ...
Oct 23, 2009 |
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ESA preparing 'sugar-cube' gyro sensors for future missions
One of ESA's future Earth observation missions will monitor its orientation in space with the help of the smallest gyro ever flown by the Agency. Now being tested, the sugar cube-sized device at the heart ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Refurbished Hubble Ready to Resume Exploration
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Hubble Space Telescope has been with us for nearly two decades. In that time, its breathtaking images have captured people’s imaginations and its groundbreaking science has revealed some ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 19, 2009 |
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Astronauts to install new gyroscopes in Hubble
(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts are about to tackle NASA's No. 1 priority in fixing the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 15, 2009 |
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